The Clinton campaign just blasted out an email to reporters about Comey's comment that the classified emails weren't properly marked.

12:55 pm

The hearing has gone on for nearly three hours. Some highlights:

Comey gave a strong defense of his decision not to recommend prosecution for Clinton but also said she was "negligent."

Chaffetz said he'll ask the FBI to investigate whether Clinton lied under oath to Congress.

Comey said the Petraeus and Clinton cases were different since Petraeus knew what he was doing was unlawful.

Comey said he's no longer a registered Republican.

12:34 pm

Comey briefly appears agitated under questioning about whether he coordinated his decision with the Clinton campaign or the White House.

"Look at me in the eye and listen to what I'm about to say," he tells members. "The White House, the Department of Justice, nobody outside of the FBI family had any idea what I was about to say."

12:19 pm

One way to think of this hearing is as fodder for future Republican campaign ads. Never mind that Comey has said there was no basis to conclude Hillary Clinton lied to the FBI. Expect Republicans to recycle lines like these as November approaches:

This hearing is a delight for fans of both the law and politics. "Would have, should have, must have" does not prove intent, Comey says.

11:15 am

A little background on Comey: He was appointed by President Barack Obama to a 10-year term in 2013.

But he's not a Democrat. He's in fact a Republican who also served in the George W. Bush administration, as deputy attorney general.

11:02 am

After Comey's statement on Tuesday, the Clinton campaign said "this matter is now resolved." But it's still paying attention to what Comey is saying. Here's a tweet from a campaign spokesman this morning:

General David Petraeus is making somewhat of a cameo in the hearing today (albeit not in person).

After Comey's announcement on Tuesday, Trump tweeted that Petraeus "got in trouble for far less" than Clinton did. The former CIA director was sentenced to probation in 2015 for sharing classified information with his biographer -- with whom he was having an affair.

But the cases are different, Comey says. Petraeus knew what he was doing was unlawful and it was right to prosecute him, the FBI director told members. But Clinton didn't break the law.

10:38 am

Speaker Ryan's office is paying pretty close attention to this hearing. Here's what a spokeswoman just tweeted.

So - we can all agree that Hillary is receiving different treatment than your average gov't worker would, right?

No backing down from Comey on his decision not to recommend prosecution for Clinton. And he's making sure to be accomodating to the committee, saying he'll stay as long as they want him to.

And then there's this, in response to Chaffetz: "We have no basis to conclude she lied to the FBI."

That directly contradicts a charge Trump made yesterday (see his tweet earlier in this live blog.)

10:24 am

A couple key words here from Comey on the investigation: apolitical and professional. That's how he described FBI staffers' work on the Clinton probe.

Look for Republicans to seize on that word "apolitical" after he's done with his opening statement.

10:22 am

Comey's now being sworn in. Statement up next.

10:20 am

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the panel's top Democrat, more or less said this hearing is a waste of time, and that Republicans are using it to keep investigating something that's settled.

That the matter is settled is technically true: Attorney General Loretta Lynch said yesterday the case is closed. But politically it's anything but closed, with the general election campaign in full swing.

10:11 am

And we're off. Speaking now is Jason Chaffetz, the Utah Republican who leads the committee. Unsurprisingly, he's ripping Comey's decision not to recommend charges, saying he's "mystified and confused" and that it appears there's a double standard that punishes ordinary Americans and not people like Clinton.

10:08 am

The hearing is happening at the same time presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is meeting with congressional Republicans on Capitol Hill. Trump, of course, has tried making plenty of political hay out of this situation, saying the "rigged system" helped Clinton escape criminal charges. He seized on Comey's "extremely careless" line and has sent a number of tweets about the case.

Crooked Hillary Clinton lied to the FBI and to the people of our country. She is sooooo guilty. But watch, her time will come!

One key line: "no reasonable prosecutor" would bring a case against Clinton.

9:55 am

Republicans were furious. Expect that fury to be on full display at the hearing today, which is being held by the House Oversight Committee.

There will probably also be mention of House Speaker Paul Ryan's request that Clinton get no more classified information for the rest of her presidential campaign. Ryan made that request to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper yesterday.

But Comey said the presumptive Democratic nominee and her colleagues were "extremely careless" in their handling of classified information.

9:43 am

Good morning and welcome to the live blog. The hearing with FBI Director Comey is set to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern. Keep it here for live updates and follow along with video of the hearing.

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